CFR > Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms > CHAPTER I—ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > SUBCHAPTER A—LIQUORS (parts 1 to 31) > PART 4—LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF WINE > SUBPART H—Standards of Fill for Wine (§4.70 to §4.72) > 4.72—Metric standards of fill.

4.72—Metric standards of fill.

(a) Authorized standards of fill. The standards of fill for wine are the following:
3 liters. 375 milliliters.
1.5 liters. 187 milliliters.
1 liter. 100 milliliters.
750 milliliters. 50 milliliters.
500 milliliters.
(b) Sizes larger than 3 liters. Wine may be bottled or packed in containers of 4 liters or larger if the containers are filled and labeled in quantities of even liters (4 liters, 5 liters, 6 liters, etc.).
(c) Tolerances. The tolerances in fill are the same as are allowed by § 4.37 in respect to statement of net contents on labels.

Code of Federal Regulations

[T.D. ATF-12, 39 FR 45223, Dec. 31, 1974, as amended by T.D. ATF-49, 43 FR 19848, May 9, 1978; T.D. ATF-76, 46 FR 1727, Jan. 7, 1981; T.D. ATF-303, 55 FR 42713, Oct. 23, 1990. Redesignated by T.D. ATF-953, 68 FR 39455, July 2, 2003]